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• Ronaldo's 900 goals 'an inspiration for football' – Martinez

  Portugal boss Roberto Martinez sees Cristiano Ronaldo's "incredible" achievement of 900 career goals as an "inspiration for football".

  Ronaldo netted his landmark goal on Thursday, scoring Portugal's winner in a 2-1 Nations League victory over Croatia.

  The 39-year-old was already the leading goalscorer in the history of the game.

  And Martinez feels nobody can put a limit on what Ronaldo is still able to achieve.

  "I don't think scoring 900 goals is easy. It's a historic achievement, incredible, an inspiration for football," Martinez said ahead of Portugal's clash with Scotland.

  "I don't think anyone can say that Cristiano can't do something. It's incredible what he's achieving, what he's doing in football.

  "For us, the goal is collective. That he helps the national team."

  Scotland lost 3-2 at home to Poland in their Nations League opener, but Martinez is expecting a fierce test on Sunday.

  "Our players know the intensity of British football. Scotland have that. A lot of intensity, fast attacks, experience. We know the difference, but Scotland are objective, vertical, but have the quality to keep the ball," Martinez said.

  "The last two games have shown that they want to win. They've lost their last few games after the 90th minute, they're objective, they've got top-class players. They're experienced and talented.

  "It's not just a British team, a physical team, but a team with lots of skills and the game will be very competitive. We've prepared for that."

• Kolisi 'had to prove himself' in landmark South Africa triumph

  South Africa captain Siya Kolisi said he had to prove himself after being given the chance to lead the Springboks out in their Rugby Championship win over New Zealand.

  Kolisi's early try after the break sparked the hosts' revival after they went in at half-time 9-3 down before roaring to an 18-12 victory in Cape Town. 

  It was the fourth successive win by the Springboks over the All Blacks, as they maintained their perfect record in this year's Rugby Championship.

  Kolisi described the encounter as South Africa's most important game since they won the World Cup final against the same opponents in Paris last year.

  "The coach gave me the chance when I said I was okay so I couldn’t go half-hearted. Nobody is going to celebrate you if you don’t go flat out," said Kolisi.

  "We didn’t start the way we wanted to and the coach was quite honest with us [at half-time]. At the start of the second half we did what we wanted.

  "This game was really big for us."

  The triumph marked the first time since 1949 that South Africa have won four straight Tests against New Zealand.

  However, head coach Rassie Erasmus was muted despite achieving the most successful streak against South Africa's arch-rivals in the professional era.

  "It was nice, but they have had big scores against us and six times in a row they have beaten us," he said.

  "It's nothing to brag about because they have done worse to us. But it was special."

• Complacency not an issue in England display, insists Stone

  Olly Stone denied complacency played a part in England's performance on day two of their final Test against Sri Lanka at The Oval.

  England were bowled out for 325 after 69 overs, as Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis helped the tourists reach 211-5 at stumps. 

  Stone was the pick of the hosts' bowling attack, taking the wickets of Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal while also running out Dimuth Karunaratne. 

  De Silva, however, was crucially dropped by debutant Josh Hull, as he ended the day on 64 runs from 106 deliveries alongside Mendis (54). 

  And while England handed Sri Lanka a potential route back into the final Test, Stone was confident that on another day, they could have been out of sight.

  "I wouldn't say we were complacent. We've always said about taking the positive option, sometimes you can sit there and take a few blows," Stone said.

  "If you put a few chances away it can come out differently. On another day it goes another way, and we get a few on the board."

  As it had done on the first day, bad light was a constant threat, resulting in fast bowler Chris Woakes delivering four balls of off-spin.

  England had started brightly with the ball in hand, working through Sri Lanka's top order before being stopped in their tracks by De Silva and Mendis. 

  But the bad light inside The Oval played its part, with the tourists able to chip away at their target after tea.

  Stone acknowledged the difficulty of the conditions but had words of praise for Hull after taking his first wicket on his debut. 

  "It was too dark for our seamers but we tried to take the positive option. We thought we could take wickets with our spinners," Stone said.

  "We feel we have the bowlers in any conditions but Sri Lanka played well.

  "Hull has been brilliant. He hasn't looked nervous - he has been smiley, he has enjoyed it.

  "I know he will be better for taking that wicket and hopefully he can take more in the morning.

  "There is no greater job in the world. Going out there with a smile on our face, enjoying it.

  "It doesn't feel like international cricket, you are nice and relaxed and out there with your mates."